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I have been thinking about getting a burmese python for a while but I can't find any consistent data on how big they get, most websites just say they are all huge and nobody should own one.

I thought that the owners of burmese pythons would be the most reliable. Basically I would like to know the average length and weight of a full grown male burm and how long it normally takes to reach it's full grown state.

Thanks for your help
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1.1 Normal Ball Pythons (Snakerton and Mathilda)
1.0 Het Albino Ball Python (Walter)
0.1 Albino Ball Python (Perrie)
1.2 Breeder Rats (Seamus, Fiona, Spotticus)

in my experience, male burms usually top out around 12-14 ft. some people say smaller some say larger. The one thing you have to realize is if 12-14 is ok with you, there are reports of males topping out over 18ft and that probably isn't if you are asking this question. There are snakes that reach large sizes but not giant proportions which may suit your desires better.
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Josh & Krysty Hutto
J&K Reptiles

Various Ball Pythons:::

1.0 striped vanilla
1.0 spider
1.2 Citrus Ghost and hets
1.2 Albino and hets
2.3 het Pied
0.6 50% poss het pied
1.1 Pastel (male has additional gene going on with him)
a bunch of normal female breeders
a bunch of normal female holdbacks and several rescued normal males

0.1 columbian boa, she's a feeding monster, controls my
over production of rats, lol
0.1 brazilian rainbow boa, another rat eating monster
1.1 corns

a BAD dog is MADE not bred, support the American Pit Bull Terrier as the greatest breed of dogs on Earth!!!!!

I have 2 Burmese, One male and One female. My female is at 10 feet right now and is only about 4 years old. My male is about 9 Feet, I have no clue as to how old he is because I got it on a rescue. I have a reptile rescue and the male snake was surrendered to me. Hope this helps.

The dwarf form only gets around 7' max and mine are between 4' and 5 1/2'. They breed at 3 1/2' to 4' They are too expensive for the pet trade right now because so few are in breeders hands. In 6 to 8 years they will be affordable.